Syngenta Has Consummated the Sale of its
Materials Protection Business to Lanxess

Syngenta Crop Protection AG has consummated the sale of its materials protection business to Lanxess Deutschland GmbH agreed upon earlier this year. Under the terms of a complex asset purchase agreement, Lanxess purchases intellectual property, registrations and regulatory data specific to materials protection.

Bär & Karrer acted as legal advisor to Syngenta for the transaction. The team included Christoph Neeracher (M&A), Markus Wang (IP), Mani Reinert (Merger Control), Luca Jagmetti and Philippe Seiler (both M&A).